Service bulletin SB-46-52
A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 10036593 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2011-04-04 |
| Manufacturer's number | SB-46-52 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2010-11-01 |
| NHTSA component | STEERING:RACK AND PINION |
NHTSA's summary
FREIGHTLINER: INPUT SHAFT SEAL REPLACEMENT, RACK AND PINION STEERING GEAR. WHEN REPLACING AN INPUT SHAFT SEAL ON A RACK AND PINION STEERING GEAR, IT IS PREFERABLE TO USE REPLACEMENT SEAL KIT THY 607157A. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE
The document
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Components
Steering, Steering gear
| FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA | 2010 |
|---|---|
| FREIGHTLINER CENTURY CLASS | 2010 |
| FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA | 2011 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 11V514000 | 2011-10-13. STEERING:RACK AND PINION |
|---|---|
| 10V053000 | 2010-02-23. STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN |
| 09V357000 | 2009-09-16. STEERING:RACK AND PINION |
A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.
| SB-46-49 | 2011-04-04. Service bulletin. FREIGHTLINER: RACK AND PINION STEERING GEAR SERVICE PROCEDURES. UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, RACK AND PINION REPLACEMENT ASSEMBLIES A14-17666-000 AND A14-17666-001 ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE FROM THE DTNA PARTS DISTRIBUTION CENTERS. TIME FRAME FOR AVAILABLE STOCK HAS NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED. DTNA IS WORKING ON RESOLVING SHORTAGE. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE |
|---|---|
| SB-46-48 | 2010-07-21. Service bulletin. FREIGHTLINER: TRW TAS85 STEERING GEAR INTERNAL LEAKAGE TEST. SOME TRW TAS85 STEERING GEARS HAVE BEEN EQUIPPED WITH AN INTERNAL RELIEF VALVE. THESE STEERING GEARS ARE TYPICALLY INSTALLED WITH POWER STEERING PUMPS THAT HAVE A PRESSURE RELIEF RATING GREATER THAN 2175 PSI (150 BAR). THE INTERNAL RELIEF VALVE LIMITS MAXIMUM SUPPLY PRESSURE TO PROTECT THE STEERING GEAR. MODELS FLD CONVENTIONAL, CENTURY CLASS CONVENTIONAL, COLUMBIA, CORONADO, BUSINESS CLASS M2 AND CASCADIA. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE |
| SB-46-47 | 2010-01-13. Service bulletin. FREIGHTLINER TRUCK: INNER TIE ROD INSPECTION AND REPAIR, RACK AND PINION GEAR. INCREASED LENGTH OF THE DRIVER SIDE INNER TIE ROD (IF THE INNER TIE ROD UNTHREADS FROM THE RACK) MAY CAUSE ABNORMAL STEER TIRE WEAR DUE TO HIGH TOE IN OR AN INABILITY TO MAINTAIN CORRECT TOE IN ADJUSTMENT. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE |